SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is an authentication system that aims at stopping the so-called e-mail counterfeiting. Essentially, it indicates sending some message from one e-mail address and making it appear to be sent from another with the objective to scam in some manner the individual getting it. When the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which has all of the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses part of the domain is created. The record is kept on all DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic around the world, thus they all can identify if an email message comes from a valid server or not. The check is conducted at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, but in the second one it is removed and it never gets to the supposed recipient. Applying SPF records for your domains will stop all unwanted people from making use of your email addresses for malicious objectives.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

You can enable the SPF protection service for your domains with a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in our Linux shared hosting. This is performed from the section bearing an identical name and you'll be able to enable the protection for any domain name on our revolutionary cloud platform. Using a very user-friendly interface, all you'll have to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be approved to send out messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you'll be able to include several servers as well, if needed. When your email addresses are handled by us, you can also employ an even more risk-free option by placing a limit that emails can be sent only if your domains feature our MX records. This option can't be used if your site is here, while your email addresses are with some third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection solution can tremendously increase your online safety and stop others from counterfeiting your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to protect your emails by activating the SPF protection service for every domain name hosted in the account with just a couple of clicks. This is done in the Emails section of our Hepsia Control Panel that is included with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you have no previous practical experience with these matters, you won't have any difficulties to enable the protection. All that you will have to do is to select a domain name from a drop-down list and after that type in the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. Once the updated record propagates, messages from your email addresses will be mailed around the world only if they were sent from that specific server. In case your email addresses are handled by our company and not by a third-party supplier, you will also be able to benefit from an option for e-mail messages to be sent only if the domain name contains our MX records and the latter is the most secure option. When you have any questions about thisfunction, you can get in touch with our technical support team 24/7.